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  I'd like to find a single female bible lover to read the Bible with me.

  by littleyohane in

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  2. friends

  but i believe in jehovah god, and i read the bible every day.. i believe the bible is god's word.

  and i pray to god every day.. it's somewhat off topic.

  but i'd like to find a friend who loves the bible and want to read and find the truth of the bible together with me.. i live in japan and i am a japanese.

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  Keith, you could read the Bible naked, pray and then talk about whatever pops up!Together, you may come to some interesting conclusion
  
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  Day One After Armgeddon written by a JW awaiting the Big A w/eager expectation - Warning: LOOOONG!!!

  by Eve Deceived in

  1. watchtower
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  once we found out we were all witnesses, we all hugged.

  now we just had to see if our kingdom hall was still standing.

  when we came to the hall we had such a huge shock.. there were so many people there.

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  Well here's one Jehovah's Witness that was probably glad that the 'ancient worthies' hadn't arrived by 1920. Judge Rutherford would not have had his built in excuse to build a mansion in California if Abraham, Isaac and Jacob came that early. And besides, they no doubt would not have allowed him to waste Jehovah's money in such an extravagant way.
  
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  "Keith It is with Great Sadness that I write this Note!"

  by The Bethelite in

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  2. friends

  i grew up with steve pare who is now an elder in southern california.

  he sent me this note after i talked to him on the phone and sent him my book.. "the super-abundant blessings i have received in the advancing the earthly organization of jehovah have been fantastic !!!".

  "jehovah is not behind in creating the paradise & his mighty of 9,000,000 will work with 20-50 billion to be resurrected & in 1,000 years the paradise will be done on time!!

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  It was exciting times in Pastor Russell's day...and then he died.
  

  It was exciting times in Judge Rutherford's day...and then he died.
  

  It was exciting times in Nathan Knorr's day...and then he died.
  

  It was exciting times in Fred Franz's day...and then he died.
  

  It is exciting times in Steve Pare's day...and soon he too will die.
  

  Every human that has ever prophesied about or looked forward to paradise, nirvana, 7th heaven, utopia, ouranos, Valhalla or Elysium has died. Each of us posting here will die. No one gets out alive!
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  I guess "New Boy" is now "The Bethelite"

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i dropped my old computer 2 weeks ago and had to get a new one.

  i tried to log on under "new boy" for over a week and since there was no way to retrieve my old pass word i gave up and started a new profile as the bethelite.

  i just want to thank everyone for the help in getting my new book out, in fact i put this website in the dedication in the book.

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  Keith has 5 positive reviews at Amazon so far. If you've read his book and find it useful and entertaining, why not support him and post a review. This is great stuff...let's show our appreciation for his hard work.
  
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  Subliminal Messaging

  by truthlover123 in

  1. watchtower
  2. bible

  for over 20 years subliminal pictures showed up in most books, wt, and awakes- eighties, nineties and into 2000's.... demons, gods, you name it-- .

  question: is anyone seeing anything like this in todays publications?

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  The alleged 'penis' songbook cover on the left and it's subsequent replacement with an entirely different man on the right.
  
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  Were You A Gullible JW?

  by minimus in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i think every congregation has their group that sees everything as a sign that they are god’s chosen people.

  if a witness didn’t go to a meeting and a storm came and destroyed their house and killed them, and only the kingdom hall was saved, that was a sign that we should be in jehovah’s house.

  if russia persecuted jws , it’s proof we are living in the last days.

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  "They were forced to get baptized by their parents. They were in the cult but were never gullible." - minimus

  This describes me "to a T". Even as a young boy I knew that the Bible and the theology of Jehovah's Witnesses just did not make sense. But I 'played the game' in order to survive. I played it so well that there was talk of making me an Elder at 18 years old back in the early '70s and with my Bethel application was included a letter from the Circuit Overseer and the Body of Elders stating that I should be considered for the position of Circuit Overseer after my 4 years was up at Bethel. Such is the long, twisted, complicated and rocky road that we all travel in order to survive and get by in life.
  
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  Capitalist Competition among Jehovah's People!

  by sparky1 in

  1. social
  2. humour

  step right up folks and get your own personal notebook for the 2019 conventions created by our enterprising christian brothers and sisters!.

  available from jks books and gifts for only $9.99 from amazon.com.. "perfect for those who love to take notes during the convention!

  a great gift for international delegates, new publishers, those learning to take notes or any publisher!".

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  Step right up folks and get your own personal notebook for the 2019 conventions created by our enterprising Christian Brothers and Sisters!
  

  

  Available from JKS Books and Gifts for only $9.99 from Amazon.com.

  "Perfect for those who love to take notes during the convention! A great gift for international delegates, new publishers, those learning to take notes or any publisher!"

  

  Available from Pioneer Bros for only $8.99 on Amazon.com.

  "This awesome notebook is the best choice - whether for you, a Brother or Sister or a visiting delegate. Hand these out as gifts to our brothers and sisters at the International Conventions! Also, the perfect gift for Pioneers, Publishers or Proclaimers of God's Kingdom!"

  

  Also available from JKS Books and Gifts for only $9.99 at Amazon.com

  "A great gift for international delegates, new publishers, those learning to take notes or any publisher! ...it even includes space to reflect and relive the best weekend of 2019"

  There are other notebooks for sale on Amazon, but I only included these 3 for the sake of brevity. Let the competition begin! May the best notebook win!
  
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  I guess "New Boy" is now "The Bethelite"

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i dropped my old computer 2 weeks ago and had to get a new one.

  i tried to log on under "new boy" for over a week and since there was no way to retrieve my old pass word i gave up and started a new profile as the bethelite.

  i just want to thank everyone for the help in getting my new book out, in fact i put this website in the dedication in the book.

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  Keith, I just posted a 5 star review on Amazon. It will take a day or two to post. Hope it helps you and I wish you all the best.
  
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  I guess "New Boy" is now "The Bethelite"

  by The Bethelite in

  1. jw
  2. friends

  i dropped my old computer 2 weeks ago and had to get a new one.

  i tried to log on under "new boy" for over a week and since there was no way to retrieve my old pass word i gave up and started a new profile as the bethelite.

  i just want to thank everyone for the help in getting my new book out, in fact i put this website in the dedication in the book.

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  I read through it in just a few days. My sister was up on vacation and read it in about three days. She never realized what some of us Bethelites had to go through. The book corroborated some of my own stories for her. Highly recommended for any non-Bethelite for a 'peek behind the curtain'.

  
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  "The Calendar of Jehovah God" - a historical tidbit

  by OrphanCrow in

  1. watchtower
  2. beliefs

  in 1935, clayton woodworth (editor of the golden age - later the awake!

  magazine) devised a 'new' calendar that he proposed was far superior to the pagan calendars that have been used in human history.he wrote a three part series for the golden age (i am not sure if these were actually published) that laid out his justifications for how this new calendar was more accurate and of course, was right in line with the divine plan.

  the calendar was published in the 1935 yearbook, but the watchtower magazine later published a retraction to the calendar.

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  Sam van Sipma told me that in private Rutherford told Woodworth:

  'Stop wasting your time on that god-damned calendar!'

  Not a direct quote. Just my memory of a conversation with Sam.